Nam Định defeated Thành phố Cần Thơ in the end of season promotion/relegation match to secure their place in the V. League.

Thể Công and Quân Khu 4 were renamed to Viettel F.C. and Navibank Sài Gòn at the end of the 2009 campaign.[1] Viettel then sold their V. League slot to Thanh Hóa, to allow them to stay in the V. League after being relegated the previous season.[2]

Updated to games played on 22 August 2010.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored1Qualified by winning the 2010 Vietnamese Cup.(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.